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August 17, 2015European Journal of Preventive CardiologyOpen Access

Educational level and risk profile and risk control in patients with coronary heart disease

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Why the study?

Is higher educational level associated with better control of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with established coronary heart disease?

Population

7,937 men and women ≤80 years of age hospitalized for an acute coronary syndrome or revascularization…

Comparison

Higher educational level vs Lower educational level

Design

Cross-sectional

Follow-up

6 months to 3 years after hospitalization

Authors

JBJan BruthansCharles UniversityOMOtto MayerPilsen Tools (Czechia)DBDirk De BacquerPreventive Cardiology

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Overview

Supports tailored risk communication for less-educated CHD patients; leaves open whether education improves control.

Structured PICO

Is higher educational level associated with better control of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with established coronary heart disease?

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Population
7,937 men and women ≤80 years of age (24.37% women) hospitalized for an acute coronary syndrome or revascularization procedure across 24 European countries.
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Intervention
Higher educational level
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Comparator
Lower educational level (primary or secondary education)
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Outcome
Control of cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, overweight/obesity, physical activity, HDL-cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes) as defined by Joint European Societies 4 and 5 guidelinessurrogate

Higher educational status is associated with better control of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with established coronary heart disease, highlighting the need for tailored risk communication in less educated patients.

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Bruthans et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a80aade03a7c7d587cb00e7https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487315601078
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